Popularity increase in the use of Psychometrics
Psychometric assessments incorporate a number of methods used by employers to choose the right person for the job, or to make promotional decisions and assess a development need and interestingly about 75% of medium to large sized companies that we work with, use some form of psychometrics within their selection procedures.
The Performance Assessments have over the last year seen an increase in psychometrics being widely used for both selection and personal development. In particular, the development of personality questionnaires, which are popular for feedback and coaching.
More employers are seeing the benefits of using some form of psychometric assessment within their selection procedures. The reason is that these assessments are
able to measure at a deeper unconscious level which excludes the impact of the environment as a self-assessment that identifies the strengths and development areas of an individual. In practice this means that the result show who the individual actually is and not what the person thinks he/she needs to be in the existing environment
This then follows on with the other tools which are available such as the Work-Pair Analysis, which is a tool that combines the results of two individuals into one, user-friendly report. It identifies the styles of individuals, how the styles complement one another, and where the behaviour gaps exist. It also provides information regarding what the individuals should remember, accept and practice when working together.
The Team Analysis is a tool that can combine all of the individual assessment results into one report. It shows the team dynamics, the strengths and development areas of the team, and illustrates how the team members are adjusting their behaviors in the existing work environment.
While team applications are the most popular uses of the tool, Team Analysis is capable of assessing an unlimited number of individuals. As a result, it enables our clients to perform various, more complicated analyses very cost effectively.
Extended DISC® is a set of integrated assessment tools for enhancing individual, team and organisational performance. One of the unquestionable strengths of the Extended DISC® System is that it integrates a whole range of tools to provide a flexible solution.
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